Documentaries, Animation Get Masterclass Treatment at Shanghai Television Festival
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The members of the international juries that will decide the Magnolia prizes at the ongoing Shanghai Television Festival were Thursday made to do double duty as speakers in public masterclasses that were open to a generation of aspiring documentary and animation makers.
David Stephan, jury president in the animation category, along with fellow judges Spencer Ooi and Jia Fou, spoke at length about getting their starts in the business and finding inspiration. “When I studied animation, I didn’t have a textbook available.
I saw extremely limited things, so I did further research to make myself understand what I was doing in such a career,” said Jia. “The most important thing when learning animation is to draw.
You have to keep drawing. Draw any form of any subject,” said Stephan. “You also need to watch a lot of animation, communicate with others and get feedback.
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